World Cancer Day Observed Globally to Raise Awareness and Promote Prevention

Kathmandu. Today is World Cancer Day, observed worldwide every year on February 4th with various awareness programs, aiming to enhance consciousness about this disease, and emphasize its prevention, early detection, and treatment.

This day began to be observed with awareness programs following the 'Charter of Paris Against Cancer,' adopted at the 'World Summit Against Cancer for a New Millennium' held in Paris, France, in the year 2000.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 1 million people die from cancer every year. Smoking, tobacco use, and an unhealthy lifestyle are the main causes of this disease.